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Richard Naugle
Sep 28, 2014
Richard Dale ‘Dick” Naugle, 71, of Fayetteville, died in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 28, 2014, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on August 19, 1943, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Myron Maynard and Olive Alda Doyle Naugle. Dick was a 1961 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School; went on to further his education at...
Robert Highlands
Sep 27, 2014
Robert “Dale” Highlands, 77, of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Saturday, September 27, 2014, at his home. He was born on July 24, 1937 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Robert Bryan and Margaret Smith Highlands. Dale was a U.S. Navy Veteran, enlisting on August 10, 1955 and honorably discharged on August 3, 1959. During his service, he...
Dorothy Singiser
Sep 23, 2014
Dorothy M. Singiser, 94, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Cumberland Ave., Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014. She was born May 5, 1920 in Shippensburg. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Rolla McClay and Vera Sprecher Mellinger. She was an Elementary Teacher for 31 years, retiring in 1980 from the Shippensburg Area School District. Dorothy...
Galen Martin
Sep 19, 2014
Galen S. Martin, Sr., 91, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died Friday, September 19, 2014 in the home. Born July 12, 1923 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late James Guy and Esther Slaybaugh Martin. Galen was a retired Dairy Farmer. He then went on to work at Henry’s Bakery and was a custodian for...
Catherine Savage
Sep 19, 2014
Catherine Ann “Cathy” Savage, 59, of Carlisle, died on the morning of Friday, September 19, 2014, at Life Care Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on April 19, 1955, in Carlisle, a daughter of Hazel L. Devor Handshew and the late Frank L. Ridley, Sr. Cathy was a homemaker throughout her life. She really enjoyed going to many of the local...
Lilia Szeles
Sep 18, 2014
Lilia Angelica Lomba Szeles, 57, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born February 24, 1957 in Puerto Armuelles, Providence of Chiriquí in Panama. Lilia was a daughter of the late Jorge and Victoria Alonzo Lomba. She was a Nursery Attendant at the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg. Lilia attended the Spanish Mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church...
Theresa Freilicher
Sep 17, 2014
Theresa Mae Freilicher, 70, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at her home. Born October 19, 1943 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late George and Josephine B. Richards Freilicher. Services and burial will be private. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
Keith Hess
Sep 16, 2014
Keith L. Hess, 83, Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Providence Place in Chambersburg. Born Sunday, September 6, 1931 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Ernest O. and Minnie V. Keller Hess. Keith was a 1949 graduate of Waynesboro High School and a graduate of Hagerstown Business College with an Associate B.A. He also...
Julia Busey
Sep 14, 2014
Julia Mae Busey, 92, of Shippensburg and formerly of Walnut Bottom, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Monday, June 19, 1922 in Southampton Township, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Harry F. and Mae Hammond VanScyoc. Julia retired as a meat processor and wrapper from Giant Foods in Chambersburg. She was a member...
Mildred Martin
Sep 11, 2014
Mildred L. Martin, 93, of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 21, 1921, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late John and Sade Beltz Foltz. Mildred was employed in the Housekeeping Department at Shippensburg University for twenty seven years, retiring in 1985. She was a long-time member...
Robert Miller
Sep 11, 2014
Robert E. Miller, Sr., 67, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, September 11, 2014 in the Emergency Room at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born July 24, 1947 in Gettysburg, Adams County. Robert was a son of the late Everett L. Miller, Sr. and Mary C. Koser Miller Clippinger. He also was preceded in death by his step-father, Paul W. “Clip” Clippinger....
Laura Stogsdill
Sep 10, 2014
Laura J. Stogsdill, 55, of Orrstown, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at her home. She was born on October 2, 1958, in Hagerstown, a daughter of the late George F. and Mary J. Coe Line. Laura was employed as an LPN at Sego Manor, in Seagoville, TX, where she lived for many years, before moving back...
Donald Gettel
Sep 10, 2014
Donald L. Gettel, 53, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 in the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle. He was born July 4, 1961 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Donald was the son of Anna G. Crider Gettel of Dillsburg and the late W. Leroy Gettel. Years ago he worked in Food Services and the Maintenance Department at Shippensburg University. Donald...
Esther Pugh
Sep 9, 2014
Esther June Diehl Pugh, 87, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 10, 1927 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County. Esther was a daughter of the late George M., Sr. and Hazel Ruth Myers Diehl. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Grace R. Mackey, and two brothers,...
Dorothy Butts
Sep 8, 2014
Dorothy W. Butts, 90, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, died on the morning of Monday, September 8, 2014. She was born on March 22, 1924, in Hopewell Twp., Cumberland County, a daughter of the late John and Mary Jane “Jennie” Snoke Davidson. In her younger years, Dorothy worked at the former Shirt Craft Co., Shippensburg, for about...
Thelma Strohm
Aug 31, 2014
Thelma E. Strohm, 99, a resident at Green Ridge Village, and formerly of Fish Hatchery Road, Newville, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014 in the home. Born Wednesday, November 4, 1914 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late G. Emory and Bertha I. Guyer Kann. Thelma was a 1933 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She...
Lynelle Nolt
Aug 31, 2014
Lynelle Rose Nolt, 18, of Shippensburg, peacefully passed to her eternal reward on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. She was born in Shippensburg on March 4, 1996. Lynelle was the beloved daughter of Jay P. and Edna Mae (Hoover) Nolt, granddaughter of Phares W. and Anna Mae (Sensenig) Nolt...
Joan Brown
Aug 28, 2014
Joan Marie “Joanie” Brown, 47, of Newburg, died on the morning of Thursday, August 28, 2014, at her home. She was born on December 22, 1966, in Bristol, PA, a daughter of the late Raymond P. Brown and Mary J. Palmer. Joan had been employed as a Tax Preparer for Jackson Hewitt Tax Services. She was very active and involved...
Barbara Rife
Aug 22, 2014
Barbara J. Rife, 58, of Newville, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at her home. Born July 17, 1956 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Charles D. and Jean Elizabeth Piper Thomas. Barbara enjoyed making crafts, traveling and spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. Surviving is one son, Kenneth E. “Ken” Rife and his wife Gabrael,...
Leonard Martin
Aug 20, 2014
Leonard H. Martin, 17, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center from the result of a farming accident. Leonard was born March 20, 1997 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. He was a son of Allen Z. and Arlene E. Hoover Martin of Shippensburg. Leonard worked on the Martin’s Family Dairy Farm and attended the Shippensburg...
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